Bible Museum May Have to Close Due to Bomb Disposal
Suspected Unexploded Ordinance on Lamberti Church Square
This coming Sunday, October 11, 2026, bomb disposal experts will investigate a suspected unexploded ordnance in downtown Münster. If defusing the device proves necessary, the heart of the Old Town must be evacuated starting at noon on Sunday; this may also affect the Bible Museum, the Archaeological Museum, and the University’s Geomuseum.
Should defusing be necessary, the City of Münster and the Münster Fire Department will provide information on Sunday morning via various media outlets regarding upcoming evacuation measures and possible road closures in the downtown area. The Bible Museum is currently open during its regular hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. As of now, the open guided tour at 3 p.m. will also take place as scheduled.
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October 9, 2026
Circular Tours During “Long Friday”
New Format Connects the Four Museums on Pferdegasse
On Friday, October 9, you’ll have the opportunity to experience all four museums on Pferdegasse during a 90-minute walking tour led by a knowledgeable guide. The walking tours for “Long Friday” begin at 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture, then continue on to the Archaeological Museum, the Geomuseum, and the Bible Museum.
Registration is available through the LWL Museum’s ticket shop or at the ticket counter (participation fee: four euros). The Bible Museum is open until 10:00 p.m. on “Long Friday.” Admission without a guided tour is free.
Items on Loan from the Bible Museum for the New St Paul’s Museum
The Paulus Museum in Münster recently opened with a special exhibition on the life and work of the Apostle Paul. This means that, following the closure of the Cathedral Treasury in 2017, some of the most significant items from the cathedral’s collection can once again be viewed. The Bible Museum is also contributing to open dialogue and cross-cultural discourse on Christian history and stories with a number of items on loan. These include the Catholic ‘Dietenberg Bible’, the oldest complete Bible in High German, and a second-century papyrus fragment, the ‘Acta Pauli et Theclae’. This is the first text to describe Paul’s appearance.
Sacred Texts
On 8 May, the special exhibition ‘Sacred Texts – Exhibits on the Bible and its history spanning four millennia’ opens at the Bible Museum. On display until 31 October will be highlights from the collection, artefacts tracing the origins of the Old and New Testaments, and the various interpretations from early Christianity to the present day. Due to renovation work, the museum will remain closed until then.